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9607 results for: Keyword - Sir W. Parsons
We found 7667 matches on Performance Comments, 1604 matches on Author, 1216 matches on Event Comments, 503 matches on Performance Title, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3726
11 May 1764 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Cast
Role: Philario Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Stage Coach

Performance Comment: Nicodemus Somebody-Weston; Macahone-Moody; Jolt-Love; Fetch-Baddeley; Micher-Parsons; Basil-Packer; Landlord-Watkins; Ostler-Clough; Dolly-Mrs Smith; Isabella-Mrs Hippisley; To conclude with Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan's favorite song in Love a@la@Mode-Moody; who also introduces into his character of Macahone his whimsical Description of a Man@o@War-Moody.
Cast
Role: Micher Actor: Parsons
Role: To conclude with Sir Callaghan O'Brallaghan Actor: Moody

Dance: IV: A Dutch Dance-Aldridge; End: Hippisley's Drunken Man-Weston

3727
13 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Performance Comment: Young Philpot-Foote; Young Wilding-Davis; Old Philpot-Granger; Hazard-Palmer; Quildrive-Castle; Dapper-Brown; Beaufort-Death; Sir Jasper Wilding-Turner; Locust-Parsons; Servant-Price; Maria-Mrs Granger.
Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Wilding Actor: Turner
Role: Locust Actor: Parsons

3728
16 July 1764 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Minor

Performance Comment: Mrs Cole, Smirk-Foote; Shift, Squintum (with imitations)-Wilkinson; Loader-Davis; Sir George-Death; Transfer-Weston; Dick-Parsons; Baron-Castle; Lucy-Mrs Brown.
Cast
Role: Sir George Actor: Death
Role: Dick Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Dance: As17640710, but order reversed%

3729
24 January 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Performance Comment: Falstaff-Love; Ford-Havard; Sir Hugh Evans-Yates; Slender-Dodd; Dr Caius-Baddeley; Shallow-Parsons; Host-Bransby; Fenton-Strange; Simple-Vaughan; Ann Page-Mrs Hippisley; Wm Page-Miss Rogers; Pistol-Ackman; Bardolph-Clough; Nym-Watkins; Rugby-Marr; Page-Hurst; Mrs Page-Mrs Bennet; Mrs Quickly-Mrs Bradshaw; Mrs Ford-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Hugh Evans Actor: Yates
Role: Shallow Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Hermit

3730
22 April 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Gentle Shepherd

Performance Comment: Patie-Vernon; Sir William Worthy-Packer; Roger-Moody; Symon-Parsons; Bauldy-Love; Glaud-Bransby; Jenny-Mrs Hopkins; Mause-Mrs Love; Madge-Johnston; Elspa-Mrs Bradshaw; Peggy (With Thro the Wood Laddie)-Miss Wright.
Cast
Role: Sir William Worthy Actor: Packer
Role: Symon Actor: Parsons

Entertainment: RRalph Ramble, or O Rare London-King, at End of Play By Particular Desire, followed by

Dance: %New Tambourine, as17660123

3731
31 October 1766 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Face-Palmer; Subtle-Burton; Lovewit-Packer; Anaias-Parsons; Kastril-Yates; Surly-Baddeley; Dapper-Dodd; Tribulation-Hartry, 1st appearance on this stage; Sir Epicure-Love; Abel Drugger-Garrick; Dame Pliant-Mrs Bennet; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Anaias Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Love

Afterpiece Title: A Fairy Tale

Cast
Role: Characters Actor: Moody, Baddeley, Parsons, Castle, Strange, Watkins

3732
20 October 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchemist

Performance Comment: Subtle-Burton; Face-Palmer; Sir Epicure-Love; Kastril-J. Palmer; Tribulation-Hartry; Surly-Baddeley; Ananias-Parsons; Albel Drugger-Garrick; Lovewit-Packer; Dapper-Dodd; Dame Pliant-Mrs Johnston; Doll Common-Mrs Pritchard.
Cast
Role: Sir Epicure Actor: Love
Role: Ananias Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Miss in Her Teens

3733
07 December 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Widow'd Wife

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Vernon; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Countrymen-J. Palmer, Strange, Watkins; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Flora-Miss Young; Betty-Mrs Hippisley.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Burton
Role: Old Hob Actor: Parsons

3734
17 September 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Hamlet

Performance Comment: Hamlet-Holland; Claudius-Love; Ghost-Bransby; Horatio-Packer; Polonius-Baddeley; Laertes-Aickin; Osric-Dodd; Rosencraus-Strange; Guildenstern-Fawcett; Bernardo-Marr; Marcellus-Ackman; Player King-Burton; Player Queen-Mrs Johnston; Lucianus-Hartry; Grave Diggers-Parsons, Castle; Ophelia-Mrs Baddeley; Gertrude-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Grave Diggers Actor: Parsons, Castle
Related Works
Related Work: Hamlet Author(s): Sir William Davenant

Afterpiece Title: Flora; or, Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Burton; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Hippisley; Flora-Miss Young.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Burton
Role: Old Hob Actor: Parsons

3735
06 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well; or, Flora

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Hartry; Old Hob-Parsons; Dick-J. Burton; Roger-Keen; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Flora-Mrs Scott.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hartry
Role: Old Hob Actor: Parsons

Dance: I: A New Dance call'd the The English Gardeners-Atkins, Mrs King

3736
13 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James Eliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Johnston; Old Wilding-Bannister; Miss Grantham-Mrs Jefferies.
Cast
Role: Papillion Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir James Eliot Actor: J. Aickin

3737
23 December 1769 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love For Love

Performance Comment: Valentine-Reddish; Tattle-Dodd; Foresight-Parsons; Ben (with song)-Moody; Sir Sampson Legend-Burton; Scandal-Palmer; Trapland-Hartry; Buckram-Keen; Officer-Wright; Jeremy-Baddeley; Angelica-Miss Younge; Mrs Frail-Mrs Jeffries; Miss Prue-Mrs Abington; Mrs Foresight-Mrs Reddish; Nurse-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Foresight Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir Sampson Legend Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: The Jubilee

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: King, Moody, Parsons, Ackman, Hurst, Waldron, Castle, Wheeler, W. Palmer, Wright, Keen, Hartry, Mesink, Clough, Booth, J. Burton, Mas. Cape, Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs Lowe. The Vocal Parts-Vernon, Dibdin, Bannister, Champnes, Fawcett, Kear, Miss Radley, Mrs Baddeley
Role: Ostler Actor: Parsons

3738
27 March 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplished Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry-King; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont, Sen-Packer; Pounce-Baddeley; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Mrs Tipkin-Mrs Love; Fainlove-Mrs Jeffries; Jenny-Miss Platt; Biddy Tipkin-Miss Pope; In Act IV: a Song-Master Brown.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: King
Role: Tipkin Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Scotland

Cast
Role: Griskin Actor: Parsons.
Role: Actor: Hartry, first time, for Parsons.

Dance: IV: The Rabbit Sellers, as17691228

3739
19 October 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Clarissa-Mrs Baddeley; Jenny-Miss Radley; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin.
Cast
Role: Oldboy Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin.

Afterpiece Title: The Elopement

3740
18 March 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Performance Comment: Mirabel-Jefferson; Fainall-Reddish; Witwou'd-King; Sir Wilful Witwou'd-Love; Petulant-Baddeley; Waitwell-Parsons; Millamant-Mrs Abington; Lady Wishfort-Mrs Hopkins, first time; Mrs Marwood-Mrs Egerton; Flible-Miss Pope, for that night only; Mrs Fainall-Mrs Reddish; In Act III by Particular Desire will be introduced a French Songaccompanied by two Guittars,-Vernon, Mrs Abington.
Cast
Role: Sir Wilful Witwou'd Actor: Love
Role: Waitwell Actor: Parsons
Role: In Act III by Particular Desire will be introduced Actor: Vernon, Mrs Abington.

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17701025

3741
14 May 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: Hawthorn-Vernon; Woodcock-Hartry; Young Meadows-Davies, first time; Sir Wm. Meadows-Parsons; Eustace-Fawcett; Hodge-King; Margery-Miss Pope; Deborah-Mrs Love; Lucinda-Mrs Fitzgerald; Rosetta-Mrs Baddeley; In Act I: a Dance- incidental to the Opera.
Cast
Role: Meadows Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Mayor of Garratt

Cast
Role: Sir Jacob Actor: Baddeley

Dance: II: Comic Dance, as17710416

3742
28 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Rakes

Performance Comment: Capt. Lloyd-King; Frampton-Reddish; Sir William Evans-Hurst; Lord Eustace-Cautherly; Col. Evans-Palmer; Willis-Dodd; Robert-Baddeley; Harriet-Mrs Morland; Mrs Winifred-Mrs Hopkins.
Cast
Role: Sir William Evans Actor: Hurst

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter; or, Arthur's Round Table Restored

Performance Comment: King Edward-Aickin; Genius of England-Reddish; Sir Dingle (court fool)-King; Nat Needle-Parsons; Roger-Weston; Spirits-Miss Hayward, Mrs Morland, Miss Rogers, Mrs Simson; Edward the Black Prince-Miss Hopkins; Chief Druid-Inchbald; Squallini-Mrs Wrighten; Queen Philippa-Mrs Johnston (Genest's News Clippings).
Cast
Role: Sir Dingle Actor: King
Role: Nat Needle Actor: Parsons

3743
25 November 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid Mr R. Johnston for Gilding &c. #34 15s. 6d.; 2 Clarinets 6 nights (21st inst. incl.) #9 9s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #261 8s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Suspicious Husband

Afterpiece Title: Hob in the Well

Performance Comment: Hob-Moody; Friendly-Fawcett; Sir ThomasTesty-Hartry; Old Hob-Parsons; Roger-Keen; Dick-J. Burton; Flora-Mrs Scott; Betty-Mrs Millidge; Hob's Mother-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Sir ThomasTesty Actor: Hartry
Role: Old Hob Actor: Parsons

3744
06 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Tender Husband; Or, The Accomplish'd Fools

Performance Comment: Capt. Clerimont-Reddish; Humphrey Gubbin-Dodd; Sir Harry Gubbin-Baddeley; Tipkin-Parsons; Clerimont Sen-Packer; Pounce-J. Aickin; Biddy Tipkin-Mrs Barry; 1st time; Mrs Clerimont-Miss Younge; Fainlove-Miss Ambrose; Jenny-Miss Platt; Aunt-Mrs Love; In Act V, Song-Davies.
Cast
Role: Sir Harry Gubbin Actor: Baddeley
Role: Tipkin Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: Marplot in Lisbon

Performance Comment: Marplot-Dodd; Charles-Jefferson; Ravelin-Palmer; Don Perriera-Parsons; Don Lopez-Davies; Lorenzo-J. Burton; Dona Perriera-Miss Platt; Isabinda-Miss Ambrose; Margarita-Mrs Bradshaw.
Cast
Role: Don Perriera Actor: Parsons

Dance: End: The Amusements of Strasburgh, as17711118

3745
07 April 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mr Love. Afterpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid half year's Poor's Rate for St Martin's to Xmas last #28 5s.; Two extra hautboys 2 nights #1 (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #187 10s. Charges: #64 11s. Profits to Love: #122 19s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17711029, but Sir John-Bransby; Cimberton-Parsons; Daniel-Weston; Indiana-Mrs Barry.
Cast
Role: Sir John Actor: Bransby
Role: Cimberton Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir John Bevil Actor: Burton

Afterpiece Title: High Life below Stairs

Cast
Role: Sir Harry's Servant Actor: Dodd

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

Entertainment: I: (by Particular Desire) A Comic Paraphrase of Shakespeare's Seven Ages-King

Monologue: End: By particular Desire Linco's Travels. As 24 March

3746
15 June 1772 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Patron

Performance Comment: Lofty-Foote; Pepperpot-Robson; Bever-Aickin; Younger-Fearon; Dactyl-Gardner; Puff-Castle; Sir Roger-Dancer; Staytape-Farrel; Robin-Parsons; Rust-Weston; Juliet-Mrs Gardner (1st time).
Cast
Role: Sir Roger Actor: Dancer
Role: Robin Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Cast
Role: Mrs Jewell Martin Actor: Parsons

Dance: End: New Tambourine Dance-Giorgi's scholars

3747
19 September 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cymbeline

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Performance Comment: Young Wilding-Palmer; Old Wilding-Bannister; Papillion-Parsons; Sir James Elliot-J. Aickin; Miss Godfrey-Miss Platt; Kitty-Mrs Millidge; Miss Grantham-Mrs Egerton.
Cast
Role: Papillion Actor: Parsons
Role: Sir James Elliot Actor: J. Aickin

Dance: III: The Sailors Revels-Atkins

3748
10 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Paid 3 day's salary list at #81 19s. 3d. per diem,-#245 17s. 9d.; Advanc'd Miss Mansell & Mr Dimon 5 guineas each, #10 10s.; Mr S. French, six days, #1 10s. J. Stevens on note, #3 3s.; Mt Byrne, Mt Bannister, Mt Lamercier, Miss Wilkinson, Miss Rolt, & Mrs Brathwaite salary short-paid, #6 4s.; Mr D. Garrick in full of last season #260 8s. 4d. (Treasruer's Book). Receipts: #199 5s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Romeo And Juliet

Afterpiece Title: The Institution of the Garter

Performance Comment: King Edward-Aickin; Genius of England-Reddish; Sir Dingle-King; Nat Needle-Parsons; Roger-Weston (Winston MS 10). The playbill lists the play, noting accompaniment of "proper Music, Habits, Scenes, Machines, and Decorations."
Cast
Role: Sir Dingle Actor: King
Role: Nat Needle Actor: Parsons

3749
09 January 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The School For Fathers

Performance Comment: Lionel-Vernon; Sir John Flowerdale-Aickin; Col. Oldboy-Parsons; Jessamy-Dodd; Jenkins-Bannister; Harman-Fawcett; Diana-Mrs Wrighten; Lady Mary Oldboy-Mrs Bradshaw; Jenny-Mrs Davies; Clarissa-Mrs Smith, first time.
Cast
Role: Sir John Flowerdale Actor: Aickin
Role: Oldboy Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Pigmy Revels

3750
23 March 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Double Dealer

Performance Comment: Maskwell-Reddish; Sir Paul Plyant-King; Careless-Palmer; Brisk-Dodd; Lord Froth-Parsons; Mellefont-Brereton; Lord Touchwood-Packer; Lady Touchwood-Mrs Hopkins; Lady Froth-Mrs Abington; Lady Plyant-Miss Younge; Saygrace-Wright; Cynthia-Miss Platt; By way of Epilogue a little piece of Descriptive Poetry (First Time) call'd The Wishing Cap-King.
Cast
Role: Sir Paul Plyant Actor: King
Role: Lord Froth Actor: Parsons

Afterpiece Title: The Deuce Is in Him

Dance: V: Comic Dance, as17720922